Gurudeva (film)
| Gurudeva | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | B. Jaffer |
| Written by | B. Jaffer |
| Produced by | K. Kaliyamurthy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | R. Madhi |
| Edited by | R. R. Eshwar Editing supervision: V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Sabesh–Murali |
Production company | Sriselva Muthukumara Movies |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Gurudeva is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Jaffer. The music by Sabesh–Murali and produced by K. Kaliyamurthy. The film stars Jai Akash, along with Pranathi, Nassar, Ilavarasu, Riyaz Khan, Kalaipuli S. Thanu and Muthukaalai.This film was released on 1 April 2005 under the banner of Sriselva Muthukumara Movies. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Guru.[1]
Plot
The movie is about a street rowdy's love for a rich heiress. Guru (Jai Akash) is a street rowdy who hangs out in a mechanic shop owned by Mari (Nassar), a handicapped man who is the advisor to Guru. They lead a happy life. Deva (Pranathi) falls in love with him. Later they both decide to marry.
Cast
- Jai Akash as Guru
- Pranathi as Deva
- Nassar as Mari
- Riyaz Khan
- Vijayakumar as Sundar (cameo appearance)
- Dhamu as Poonai
- Pandu
- Ilavarasu as Police officer
- Muthukaalai as Guru's friend
- Vaiyapuri as Guru's friend
- Sabesh Karthik as Guru's friend
- Omakuchi Narasimhan
- Chelladurai
- Kovai Senthil as Priest
- Devadarshini as Deva's friend
- Madhan Bob as Doctor
Soundtrack
Music by Sabesh-Murali.[2]
- "Aanandham Aanandham" - Tippu, Mathangi
- "Saiva Karuvadu" - Sabash, Manikka Vinayagam, Srilekha Parthasarathy
- "Azhage Azhage" - Srinivas, Anuradha Sriram
- "Silenta Sirichu" - Karthik, Pop Shalini
- "Manakudhada" - Tippu
Release and reception
The film was scheduled to release on February 14, but was delayed.[3] A critic from Sify opined that "There is nothing new in the way if presentation and music director Sabesh Murali rehashes old ?gana? songs of Deva".[4] Balaji Balasubramaniam of BBThots gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and opined that "Gurudeva badly needs a revamp of its screenplay And as long as they are rewriting it, they should consider hiring someone who actually knows how to write one!".[5] The film released alongside the low budget films Girivalam and Thaka Thimi Tha and did not fare well at the box office.[6]
The film was later dubbed in Telugu as Guru. Since the Telugu version failed due to lack of publicity, Jai Akash went to the Telugu producer Muppa Ankanna Rao's house and threatened him. Akash was subsequently sent to jail and released after a compromise was made.[7]
References
- ^ "Jai Akash". Behindwoods. 12 July 2005.
- ^ https://www.raaga.com/tamil/album/gurudeva-songs-T0000866
- ^ "Lined up for Feb.14". The Hindu. 7 January 2005.
- ^ "Guru Deva". Sify. 5 April 2005.
- ^ Balasubramaniam, Balaji. "GURUDEVA". BBThots.
- ^ "Chennai weekend box-office (Apr 01-03)". Sify.
- ^ "Jai Akash arrested!". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
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